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Flight crew penetrated embedded thunderstorm, couldn't control altitude and ascended 1800 ft. ATC was contacted and flight crew returned to altitude as soon as possible.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : psx |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 12800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Commander 560 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zhu |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3050 flight time type : 2050 |
| ASRS Report | 339336 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
En route cruise condition at 11000 ft. Penetrated embedded thunderstorm, unable to maintain altitude. Went to 12800 ft, quickly, contacted controller. Notified him that would return to 11000 ft as soon as possible. Controller acknowledged and inquired as to the ride. Returned to 11000 ft promptly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC PENETRATED EMBEDDED TSTM, COULDN'T CTL ALT AND ASCENDED 1800 FT. ATC WAS CONTACTED AND FLC RETURNED TO ALT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Narrative: ENRTE CRUISE CONDITION AT 11000 FT. PENETRATED EMBEDDED TSTM, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT. WENT TO 12800 FT, QUICKLY, CONTACTED CTLR. NOTIFIED HIM THAT WOULD RETURN TO 11000 FT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CTLR ACKNOWLEDGED AND INQUIRED AS TO THE RIDE. RETURNED TO 11000 FT PROMPTLY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.